The comment of Fr. Alessio Magoga – published also on the site of the Triveneto Faculty of Theology – on the conference held by Piero Coda on 30 January with the professors of the Seminaries and the Institutes of Religious Sciences of Triveneto.

Simply known as Peppuccio and one of the first companions of Chiara Lubich, he was for many years the Director of the Scuola Abbà, study centre of the Focolare. He passed away very recently at the age of 85. Piero Coda, Rector of Sophia, outlines his extraordinary profile.

- through an interdisciplinary approach, it gives access to the foundations of a knowledge base that expresses the human being in his/her unity and places itself at the service of a complex society, in the challenging context of our time;

- it offers tools to apply this approach to qualified perspectives in different academic specializations.

What is learned

The IUS gives a diploma in ‘Foundations and Perspectives for a Culture of Unity’ with a certificate at the end of a year-long program of studies. It is designed for students and young people already committed in an academic or professional field, for whom it is not possible to accede to the two-year Master’s Degree program.

In the inter and trans-disciplinary perspectives courses offer a foundation for a Culture of Unity and, in a personalized program, instructions describing the specific ways such a culture impacts the various disciplinary and professional fields.

Subject areas

A research Doctorate is the highest level of instruction available in
the educational system and aims to teach the specific competences
necessary to exercise research activities at universities, public
institutions and private entities.

At the IUS it is possible to pursue an ordinary Doctorate in ‘Foundations and Perspectives for a Culture of Unity’ in the following core areas:

• Civil Economy and Economy of Communion
• Epistemology and Logic
• Philosophy
• Research in Social Sciences

Who is it for?

The Post-Doctoral School is organized as an academic itinerary in which various disciplines are introduced in the IUS university life to further
develop, together with on-site professors, research programs in tune
with the academic scope of the Institute.

Such a plan of studies is open to young researchers through a scholarship program, for a period of two or more years, and professors from other universities who wish to spend a period of time at the IUS for research purposes.

Recognition

The structure of courses and programs at the Sophia University Institute corresponds to the European standard and the exams and academic
degrees are recognized according to international agreements, as well
as parameters established by the Convention of Lisbon and by the Process
of Bologna.

The international agreement for recognizing degrees is applied according to the stipulations in specific executive conventions between university Institutions. Furthermore, the Master’s Degree granted by the IUS is integrally recognized by some countries of South America.